# SQL - SELECT Order of Operations

The ANSI standard defines the order in which a SELECT statement must be written, but the Order of Operations defines the order in which the database processes the statement.

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- Category: SQL
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: group by, having, join, order by, select, sql, where
- Updated: September 18, 2026

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